Rhode Island § 12-16-10 § 12-16-10. Exemption from process of witnesses entering state.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 12-16-10 — § 12-16-10. Exemption from process of witnesses entering state.

Rhode Island § 12-16-10

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-16Attendance of Witnesses from Without State

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-16-10 (2026).

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§ 12-16-10. Exemption from process of witnesses entering state.
If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him or her to
            attend and testify in this state that person shall not, while in this state pursuant
            to the summons or order, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or
            criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his or her entrance into this
            state under the summons.
         

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§ 12-16-10. Exemption from process of witnesses entering state.

If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him or her to attend and testify in this state that person shall not, while in this state pursuant to the summons or order, be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his or her entrance into this state under the summons.